Sacred 2: Fallen Angel
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| Developers | |
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| Studio II Software | |
| Publishers | |
| International until 2020 | Deep Silver |
| Japan | Zoo Corporation |
| International as of 2020 | THQ Nordic |
| North America | Cdv Software Entertainment |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 2, 2008 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 71 |
| IGDB | 65 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | Expansion pack |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Third-person |
| Controls | Point and select |
| Genres | ARPG |
| Themes | Fantasy |
| Series | Sacred |
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| Sacred | |
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| Sacred | 2004 |
| Sacred 2: Fallen Angel | 2008 |
| Sacred Citadel | 2013 |
| Sacred 3 | 2014 |
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions (Sacred 2 Gold)
- Steam Community Discussions
- SacredWiki: a community maintained wiki that also hosts the community patch.
Availability[edit]
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
SecuROM 7 and SecuROM PA DRM. Russian copies use StarForce 5 DRM and its online activation. |
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| GamersGate | |
Gold Edition. | |
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Gold Edition. | |
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| GOG.com | |
Gold Edition. Updated to version 2.65.1, but not 2.65.2. | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
Gold Edition. | |
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| Humble Store | |
Gold Edition. | |
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| Steam | |
Gold Edition. | |
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| Steam (unavailable) | |
Fallen Angel only. Community pages still public. | |
Version differences[edit]
- The Gold Edition is a complete edition containing the base game and the Ice and Blood expansion. The English-language version is based off the UK release.
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
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| Ice & Blood | Included in Gold Edition. North American localization was not released, only European and Japanese versions exist. | |
Essential improvements[edit]
Official patches[edit]
- The latest version for Fallen Angel is 2.43, which requires patch 2.40 first. Both are available here.
- The latest versions for Ice & Blood and the Gold Edition are 2.65.1 and the 2.65.2 hotfix. Both are available here.
Unofficial patches[edit]
- The Purist Fixpack includes bug/crash fixes and an optional switch for the formerly time-exclusive Christmas content. It requires a patched version of the game with the Ice & Blood expansion, or the Gold Edition.
- A larger community patch is available, also for owners of Ice & Blood or Gold Edition updated to at least version 2.65.1 (the 2.65.2 hotfix is included in the package) and alongside a variety of fixes, it rebalances the game. Since it also adds new items, a separate vanilla drop mod exists to disable them.
Skip intro videos[edit]
| Delete/rename video file folder |
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Game data[edit]
Configuration file(s) location[edit]
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %APPDATA%\Ascaron Entertainment\Sacred 2 |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/225640/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location[edit]
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Ascaron Entertainment\Sacred 2 |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/225640/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing[edit]
| System | Native | Notes |
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| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video[edit]
Graphics settings
Gameplay settings
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | Possible through editing the OptionsDefault.txt | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | FOV only needs to be edited if playing in Ultra Widescreen. | ||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Off, x2, x4 | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | No frame rate or refresh rate cap.[1] | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Elite Textures[edit]
- The Collectors Edition came with a third disc with Elite textures adding an extra option to the graphics menu for them.
- Deep Silver are happy for people to download these textures but cannot supply them as the original developer went bankrupt. Post from Deep Silver community manager.
- A version optimized by the fans is available here.
Input[edit]
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio[edit]
Audio settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Master, Music, Sound Effects and Speech all have separate levels. | |
| Surround sound | Speaker modes: 2.0, 4.0, 5.1, 6.1, 7.1, 8.1. | |
| Subtitles | Mission text displayed in dialog boxes, but unique voiced responses are not shown in text. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| EAX support | EAX 5.0 |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | Separate UK and US versions for Fallen Angel; UK only for Ice & Blood and Gold Edition. | |||
| Czech | Retail only | |||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | Retail only. | |||
| Polish | Retail only. Download available here | |||
| Russian | Retail only | |||
| Spanish |
Network[edit]
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
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| Local play | |||
| LAN play | |||
| Online play | Official servers have been shut down; see Online play. | ||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | Via the community-made lobby replacement | |
| Self-hosting | Via the community-made lobby replacement | |
| Direct IP |
Online play[edit]
- A community-made lobby replacement for the Open Net mode is available and does not require extra downloads (other than the latest version of the game). More information is available here, and the source code is available on GitHub.
- If the host has the Community Patch installed, you must also have the Community Patch to join. The lobby will inform you if they do.
VR support[edit]
| 3D modes | Native | Notes | |
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| vorpX | G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
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Issues fixed[edit]
Steam version crashes on launch[edit]
- The Steam version Sacred 2 Gold will crash if launched when the beta client of Steam is installed.[citation needed]
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Windows 7 compatibility[edit]
- Under Windows 7, Sacred 2: Fallen Angel (2.02 through 2.43) will crash constantly.
- Under Windows 7, Sacred 2: Ice & Blood (release version 2.64.0) will crash constantly.
- There is no official Windows 7 fix for Sacred 2: Fallen Angel. Here is a post on the Steam forum outlining potential steps to getting Sacred 2 to work on Windows 7. However, the only reliable solution is to buy the add-on or the Gold Edition.
- (Pertaining to v2.43 DRM-free German) Game will work only if Windows Aero is turned off.[citation needed]
| Only for Ice & Blood: Install official patch[2] |
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Notes
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Other information[edit]
API[edit]
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 9 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Middleware[edit]
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Physics | PhysX | Optional setting; buggy feature unless either community patch is used |
| Audio | Miles Sound System | |
| Interface | Scaleform | |
| Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
| Multiplayer | TinCat |
System requirements[edit]
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP SP3, Vista SP1 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 2.6 GHz single-core 2.4 GHz for processors with integrated GPU |
2.4 GHz dual-core |
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 20 GB | 25 GB |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 6200 ATI Radeon X1300 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX ATI Radeon HD 3800 512 MB of VRAM |
| Sound (audio device) | DirectX compatible | |
- The elite textures, if installed, take up an additional 9 GB of hard drive space.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/225640/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (225640) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ New 120Hz Games Report
- ↑ [ Readme.txt] - last accessed on 2009-10-18
- "Line 276: * Incompatibility with Windows 7 fixed"